Welcome to "The Caroline Gleich Show," where we dive deep into the worlds of adventure, activism, and the incredible stories of those pushing the boundaries in their fields. I'm your host, Caroline Gleich, and today, we have two phenomenal women who are not just making waves, but creating entire oceans of change. First up, we have Carolina Rubio Ma…

Today on the Caroline Gleich Show Podcast, we are joined by State Senator, Nate Blouin. Senator Blouin represents Senate District 13, which consists of parts of Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake, and Murray. Since being elected to the Utah Legislature in 2022, he has emerged as one of the most outspoken advocates of progressive solutions to Utah’s mo…

Welcome to The Caroline Gleich Show!In this episode, we're thrilled to chat with Carol Anderson, an Utah-based data scientist and machine learning expert specializing in AI ethics and risk management. As an officer at the AI Risk and Vulnerability Alliance, Carol brings invaluable insights into how AI and algorithms impact our lives. Formerly an ac…

Welcome to "The Caroline Gleich Show." In this episode, we dive into the fascinating world of Utah beekeeping with McKay Orton, a renowned natural beekeeping expert in the Beehive State. Utah, known for its rich beekeeping history, symbolizes productivity and family-friendly living, and McKay embodies these values. She has guided Caroline Gleich an…

Join Rosemary Card (aka "Rosie Card"), entrepreneur, author, and passionate advocate for women's rights and nuanced cultural conversations, in this engaging podcast and YouTube series. As the founder of Cue Noir and Card Ware and the author of "Model Mormon" and "House of Light," Rosie brings her unique perspective and dedication to fostering under…

Join Caroline Gleich and Neena Earl Andersen as they delve into personal and professional topics, including Caroline's candidacy for the US Senate in Utah and Neena's journey advocating for reproductive healthcare. In this episode of The Caroline Gleich Show, Neena courageously shares her experiences with pregnancy loss, high-risk pregnancies, and …

Join Caroline Gleich, professional ski mountaineer, advocate, and US Senate candidate, in a dynamic discussion with Reed Galen, as they discuss the upcoming US presidential election, Caroline's US Senate campaign, and the importance of independent thinking. Join the climb: www.carolineforutah.comReed Galen is the co-founder of The Lincoln Project a…

Vanessa Chavarriaga is a mountain athlete, skier, environmental sociology and Colombian immigrant. Last winter, I had one of my favorite days on skis with her as part of an informal ski mentorship program I did to support women of color in snowsports. In this episode, we discuss mentorship, reciprocity, making the jump from being passionate about t…

Dr. Michelle Guitard is a paleoceanographer interested in understanding the interactions between Antarctica’s ice shelves and ice sheets and the surrounding ocean. A paleoceanographer is a scientist who uses natural archives to study how the marine environment changed through time. The natural archive that she relies on are sediment cores, which co…

Dr. Alison Banwell is a glacier scientist (aka ‘glaciologist’) who loves glaciers but hates the cold. She is from the UK and is currently a research scientist at the University of Colorado Boulder. Alison has been on five field expeditions to Antarctica, three of which she led. She feels particularly grateful for since women have only been allowed …

For Dr. Jennifer Kay (she/her/hers), global warming and ice loss brings up many headspaces. “I’m curious, scared, hopeful, frustrated, and inspired all at once.” As a climate scientist at the University of Colorado, understanding the physics of snow, clouds and ice is her job. Growing up in upstate New York, she spent most of her days skiing, sledd…

On this episode, I chat with Utah Avalanche Center forecaster and mountain guide Nikki Champion about her background, what it’s like being a woman in snow science, her favorite mountain adventures and her advice for people who want to get into backcountry skiing. We also discuss how technology has changed the backcountry skiing game, how it can hel…

On today's episode, I catch up with my friend, former clean energy and climate advisor to the Obama White House, Molly Kawahata, to talk about the most significant climate bill in US history: the Build Back Better Act. The Build Back Better Act will deliver environmental justice, create millions of jobs and lower energy bills. This podcast is broug…

Support for the Caroline Gleich Show and stoke-fueled adventure seekers everywhere comes from Ikon Pass. From this spring to next winter, the mountains are where the stoke lives. These are the moments that, when we own them, we own them forever. On Sale Now for the 21/22 Season, From $399, discover pass options and own the stoke at: Ikonpass.com Th…

Support for the Caroline Gleich Show and stoke-fueled adventure seekers everywhere comes from Ikon Pass.From this spring to next winter, the mountains are where the stoke lives. These are the moments that, when we own them, we own them forever. On Sale Now for the 21/22 Season, From $399, discover pass options and own the stoke at:ikonpass.comMiche…

Support for the Caroline Gleich Show and stoke-fueled adventures everywhere comes from Ikon Pass. From this spring to next winter, the mountains are where the stoke lives. These are the moments that, when we own them, we own them forever. On Sale Now for the 21/22 Season, From $399, discover pass options and own the stoke at: ikonpass.com This epis…

Support for the Caroline Gleich Show and stoke-fueled adventure seekers everywhere comes from Ikon Pass. From this spring to next winter, the mountains are where the stoke lives. These are the moments that, when we own them, we own them forever. On Sale Now for the 21/22 Season, From $399, discover pass options and own the stoke at ikonpass.com Thi…

For episode 30 of the Caroline Gleich Show (and to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.), we are releasing a special episode about disrupting implicit bias in the outdoors with the Avarna Group. On this episode, I sit down with Ava Holliday and Aparna Rajagopal, the founders o the Avarna Group. We take a deep dive into how we can embrace incl…

How can backcountry skiers, snowboarders and human-powered snowsports enthusiasts use their knowledge and experience to protect the places they love to play? Today's guests are Hilary Eisen and David Page from non-profit organization Winter Wildlands Alliance (WWA). Hilary Eisen is the Policy Director, holds degrees in wildlife biology and conserva…

Today’s guest is Janelle Smiley, five time national ski mountaineering champion, endurance mountain runner, mom and an intuitive mindset coach. She completed the first ski descent of Huandoy East, a 6000 m peak in Peru, she ski toured across the entire Alps Range in 36 days, and has climbed the 48 classic climbs of North America. On this episode, w…

Welcome to Episode 3 of Stories from the Skintrack, a special series on the show to help you learn about avalanche and mountain safety through the personal experiences of special guests. We will be talking about close calls and fatalities, tips and tricks on getting into backcountry skiing and splitboarding, climate change, inclusion, mentorship an…

Welcome to Episode 2 of Stories from the Skintrack, a special four-part podcast series on the show to help you learn about avalanche and mountain safety through the personal experiences of four special guests. We will be talking about close calls and fatalities, tips and tricks on getting into backcountry skiing and splitboarding, climate change, i…

Welcome to "Stories from the Skintrack", a special four-part podcast series on the show to help you learn about avalanche and mountain safety through the personal experiences of four special guests. We will be talking about close calls and fatalities, tips and tricks on getting into backcountry skiing and splitboarding, climate change, inclusion, m…

On this episode, I chat with New Mexico Senator Martin Heinrich about his backstory as an outdoorsperson, how he got into politics, and about current policy on public lands and climate change.Follow Senator Heinrich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/martinheinrichFollow Senator Heinrich on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatormartinheinrich/Re…

Note: This episode contains strong language. On this episode, I talk to Jenn Shelton, ultrarunner and fellow Patagonia ambassador about her experience with pregnancy as an elite athlete. Thank you to Rising Appalachia for generously allowing me to use their music for the opening and closing jingles. https://www.risingappalachia.com/…

How can we use our privilege as outdoors people to protect the environmenta and elevate Indgienous voices? Today, I talk to Natives Outdoors ambassador Connor Ryan, a Lakota skier, cyclist and outdoors person abut his background as a skier, his upcoming ride across the West coast, and how we can call in the outdoor industry to do better as environm…

If you’re like me, you’re always emailing and contacted my elected officials. But what are the best practices for creating the changes we want to see in government? On this episode, I talk to Andy Beerman, mayor of Park City, UT about his background as a climber, how he got into policy, how trails are built, models of land conservation, best practi…

Buster Skrine is a NFL football cornerback for the Chicago Bears. Originally from Atlanta, Buster is a father, an athlete, and entrepreneur. In addition to playing in the NFL, Buster runs Versatile NYC, a marketing firm and talent agency that represents athletes, models and entertainers. On this episode, we talk about his his children, his desire t…

Pauline Ado is a pro surfer based in France. She’s was the ISA world Champion in 2017, and is the seven time World Surf League European Champion. Now, she is training to get back on the World Championship Tour and represent France during surfing’s first Olympic appearance in Tokyo 2020. This is episode three of Running Remixed on the Caroline Gleic…

This episode's guest is Viet Dang, an internationally known Hip Hop dancer, dance teacher and choreographer. Ethnically Vietnamese and raised in Switzerland, Viet has danced at the Grammy's and for artists such as Rihanna, Christina Aguilera, Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake, among others. He's worked with many artists as a movement coach and has t…

Welcome to Running Remixed on the Caroline Gleich Show, a special four-part series to showcase how a diverse group of athletes uses running to maximize their training and practice. We’ll hear how they live, work, train and incorporate running for about 30 minutes which is designed to accompany you while you run. Then, we’ll hear from trainer Don Sa…

“Assume best intentions.”–Sarah Herron I first met Sarah Herron during a speaker event at the National Ability Center in Park City, UT. We instantly clicked. Sarah is the founder of SheLift, an organization dedicated to empowering women with physical differences through outdoor recreation and mentorship. For her first official SheLift event, Sarah …

“Good leaders really center the person and the relationship before the business. So often our leadership can be oriented around earnings, around vanity metrics, how many likes you have, and these are things that at the end of the day don’t really matter to your true sense of well being and impact. Those are key values: really centering people and t…

How do male athletes balance parenthood and sport? When did they know they wanted to become fathers? I don't often interview male athletes, but I wanted to branch out to add more male voices to the podcast. When I had the opportunity to chat with professional climber Tommy Caldwell, I was really interested in how he is able to balance his professio…

Recorded 5/28/20. With everything going on today – protests against police brutality, an awakening of the persistence of racial injustice – a global pandemic – it’s more important than ever that we find places to celebrate joy and specifically Black joy from Black people’s stories. I know that seems counter intuitive, but joy will fuel us through t…

On this episode, I chat with Steve Fechheimer, CEO of New Belgium Brewing, Makers of Fat Tire, about what role businesses have to play in making the world a better place. We discuss his path to becoming CEO, what climate change has to do with beer, B-Corp certification, 1% for the planet, and how to spot corporate greenwashing from authentic enviro…

What can you do to advocate for environmental justice for all, fight for underrepresented voices and protect our frontline communities? What inspires you to protect public lands? How can we find healing through these turbulent times? On this episode of the Caroline Gleich show, U.S. Representative Raul Grijalva dives deeper into these questions and…

In this episode, I talk with Leah Evans about activism, skiing, allyship, meditation, and the importance of sport. Leah Evans started Girls Do Ski in 2008 while also attending university and working to become a professional skier. Since then, her business, her ski career, and her activism have become the cornerstones of a super diverse and fascinat…

I’m so excited for this episode with Jess Lahey. She was my high school English teacher when I moved to Utah when I was 15 year old. In 2015, Jess wrote The Gift of Failure, a New York Times Best Selling book about how parents must let their children fail. Providing a path toward solutions, Jess lays out a blueprint with targeted advice for handlin…

"We're not here for very long, so we're going to do everything we can to move historical climate legislation forward." -Molly Kawahata, about her years of working on climate and energy for the White House during the Obama Administration I am thrilled to share this conversation with Molly Kawahata. I first met Molly when she worked as the Policy Adv…

Dr. Len Necefer is one of my favorite people and I’m so excited he could join us on the show! Len is a climber, mountaineer, skier and scholar and the founder of Natives Outdoors – a business with the mission of empowering indigenous communities through their products and storytelling for a sustainable world. He has a Ph. D. and is a professor with…

Dr. Naomi Oreskes is a Professor of the History of Science and Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University. A world-renowned geologist, historian and public speaker, she is a leader in communicating climate science to the wider public. She’s a ripping skier and outdoorswoman. I met Naomi on a trip to Washington DC wit…

I am so excited to share this episode and conversation with Shawnté Salabert. She's hiked over a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail and spent two years on the trail taking photos and recording impressions for her book, Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail: Southern California. I got to know Shawnté through her work as a journalist when she intervi…

Sunny Stroeer is a runner, climber and adventurer with a specialty in the high altitude endurance realm. She holds speed records on Aconcagua and on the Annapurna Circuit and has excelled on high trails in the Colorado Rockies. She's been a big inspiration to me in the way she sets her goals sky high. Following her on social media gives me a lot of…

This podcast started from a need to spread information from scientists and experts about Coronavirus. In this next episode, I sit down and ask Dr. Lindsay Keegan, an epidemiologist at the University of Utah and avid outdoorswoman questions we all have about Coronavirus. We started out with a discussion of why it's imperative to listen to scientists…

In 2019, Rob Lea completed his "Ultimate World Triathlon," where he climbed Everest, swam the English channel and rode his bike across American, all in six months. He did it as a "Tri For Equality," to talk about men's role in advocating for gender equality. He was the 2012 world champion half Ironman in his age group. He's climbed some of the high…

March 17, 2020 I was grateful to have a chance to chat with University of Utah epidemiologists Lindsay Keegan and Angela Presson to answer your questions from Instagram about the current state of the Coronavirus pandemic.